Vibration- the cyclical motion of an object through an equilibrium point | | What kind of wave does sound travel as? |
molecular structure, density, temperature Affects how a medium transmits vibrations | | waves same position moving same direction |
period- the time it takes a for a vibrating particle to complete 1 cycle | | Sound intensity is due to? |
Wave speed- What is affected by the temperature in a gas medium? | | particles move same direction |
What is the difference between vibration and mechanical waves? How are they related? | | A vibration is the cyclical motion of an object through the equilibrium. Mechanical waves are the transfer of energy through a material. Vibrations create waves. |
Transverse- particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave | | lowest point on wave |
Longitudinal- particles move same direction | | highest point on wave |
Crest- highest point on wave | | distance from either crest or trough |
trough- lowest point on wave | | the time it takes a for a vibrating particle to complete 1 cycle |
Amplitude- distance from either crest or trough | | What is affected by the temperature in a gas medium? |
Wave length- the distance of a wave | | factors that affect the medium |
In phase- waves same position moving same direction | | particles move perpendicular to the direction of the wave |
Temperature, tension, density- factors that affect the medium | | - the cyclical motion of an object through an equilibrium point |
Longitudinal- What kind of wave does sound travel as? | | the distance of a wave |
Amplitude of the wave- Sound intensity is due to? | | molecular structure, density, temperature Affects how a medium transmits vibrations |